Machine for stemming, splitting, peeling, and coring pears



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MACHINE FOR STEMHIHG', SPLITTING, FEELING CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 l9 Sheets-Sheet 2 fiverz/izi- 13 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,418,827

IIAOHINB FOR STEIIIIING, SPLITI'ING, FEELING AND CURING PQARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheeta-Shaet 3 A ril 15, 1947. EWALD 4 2,418,827

IACHINB FOR STBHNIN G, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed dot. s, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 4 Apri! 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,418,827

CHINE FOR STEK IING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING YEARS Original l ned Oct. 6, 1932 1a Sheets-Sheet 5 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,413,327

MACHINE FOR S'I'EHHING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CORING YEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 -19 Sheets-Sheet 6 2'? an 357+ MWA EZUaZaZ April 15, 1947. w EWALD 2,418,827

UACHINB FOR s'rmnmm, SPLIT'I'ING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 7 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,413,827

MACHINE FOR STEMMING, SPLI'ITING, FEELING AND CORING YEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 8 qma April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,418,827

MACHINE FOR STEMMING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 9 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 7 2,418,327

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MACHINE PUB STBMMING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND BORING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet l1 M. EWALD 2,418,327

MACHINE FOR STEMMING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS April 15, 1947.

Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 12 April 15, 1947. EWALD MACHINE FOR s'rmmmo, SPLITTING, FEELING AND comm FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 13 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,418,327

MACHINE FOR STEIHINQ, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 14 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,413,327

MACHINE FOR STEMMING, SPLI'ITING, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 15 JJJ April 15, 1947.

MACHINE FOR STEERING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND COBING FEARS M. EWALD Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet l6 April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,418,827

MACHINE FOR STEIIING, SPLITTIHG, FEELING AND CURING FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 17 [hr/f Z 102% M. EWALD April 15, 1947.

MACHINE FOR SWING, SPLI'H'ING, FEELING AND CORIHG FEARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 1B April 15, 1947. M. EWALD 2,413,327

IACHINB FOR STEIIING, SPLITTING, FEELING AND CURING PBARS Original Filed Oct. 6, 1932 19 Sheets-Sheet 19 f'zvvuzr 1mm EwaZd Patented Apr. 15, 1947 MACHINE FOR STEIEMING,

SPLITTING.

PEELING, AND CORING PEAR-S Mark Ewald, Olympia, Wash, assignor to Special Portland, Orem, a corpo- Equipment Company, ration oi Oregon Application October 6, 1932, Serial No. 636,447

15 Claims.

This invention has to do with a machine for treating fruit and relates particularly to such a. machine adapted to stem, split, peel and core Dears.

The following earlier applications of the applicant contain subject matter related to the present application:

Application of Mark Ewald, Serial Number 621,- 857, filed July 11, 1932, for Bobbing device, in which there are claims directed to the bobbing device oi the present machine.

Application or Mark Ewald, Serial Number 621,914, flied July 11, 1932, for Feeding mechanism for fruit, and in which application there are claims directed to a carriage having clamping members for engaging a fruit to conduct it inwardly or the present fruit treating machine. Other claims in this oo-pending application are directed to the combination oi said fruit carriage and the feed turret of the present machine.

Application 01 Mark Ewald, Serial Number 625,851, filed July 29, 1932, for Peeling mechanism, and in which there are claims directed to a reciprocable peeling mechanism including a fruit engaging pad and knock-out pad removably contained therein.

Application of Mark' Ewald, Serial Number 627,549, filed August 5, 1932, for Fruit holding cup, and in which application there are claims directed to the present type or grooved fruit holding cup.

Application 01' Mark Ewald, Serial Number 635,061, filed September 2'7, 1932, for Pear treating apparatus, and in which there are claims directed to fruit coring means, fruit peeling means, and a grooved fruit holding cup.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine adapted to receive a pear in its natural growth and to fully prepare it for canning in a manner without mutilation resulting thereto.

Another object of the present inventionis the provision of a pear treating device capable of performing definite successive operations upon a nun to achieve fruit sections 01' a uniform charactor for canning.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of mechanical means for increasing the speed at which pears may be prepared for canning.

Another object of the present device is to provide an expedient means for the treatment of pears and which will not become clogged to interiere with its operation,

Still another object of the present invention is 2 the provision of a pear treating device which disposes of the fruit separately from the ,peeling and the core.

These objects and other desirable objects are obtained by the novel arrangement, unique combination, and the improved construction of the parts comprising the invention which is fully set forth in the following description and the accompanying drawings hereby made a part or this specification and in which:

Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are side elevations of the machine taken from the front, right side, back, and left side, respectively;

Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the machine taken at the line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view 0! the machine taken on the line. 8-6 of Figure 5;

Figure '7 is a sectional view of the driving mechanism for the device;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view of the machine illustrating a clutch mechanism and taken along the line 8-8 of Figure '7:

Figure 9 is a side view of a cam and cam follower taken along the line 88 of Figure 3;

Figure 10 is a plan view of a bobbing mechanism taken at the line Ill-Hi of Figure 2;

Figure 11 is a sectional View or the bobbing mechanism illustrated in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a fragmentary sectional view of a feeding mechanism taken at the line ii -I2 in Figure 13;

Figure 13 is a plan view or a feed turret taken ontheline I8-l8o1' 'i8ure2i Figure 14 is a perspective view of fingers complemental to a feed cup;

Figure 15 is a sectional view 01' a fragment of the feed turret illustrated in Figures 12 and 13;

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a cam for elevating feed cups, the view being taken on the line [8-18 of Figure 15;

Figure 1'1 is-a. sectional view or the device illustrating a cam mechanism and taken at the line iL-lHnFisl-lre 3; 1

Figure 18 is a side elevation of Darts for the operation of a splitting carriage taken on the line l8-l I of Figure 1;

Figure 19 is a fragmentary perspective view or the parts shown in Figure 18 and taken at the line 19-18 in Figure 20;

Figure 20 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Figure 18 as indicated by the line 20--2ll in that figure;

Figure 21 is an orthographic projection of the splitting carriage and taken from above at the line 2i2i in Flsuree; 

